Wednesday, February 8, 2012

Indonesia: Suspect Bird Flu Patient Dies

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He says, patients had no history of direct contact with dead poultry.
However, behind the house there are patients who keep ducks neighbors. "SA does not have a history of contact with poultry mati.Tapi, SA with his family had experienced the flu, but had recovered. Therefore, patients designated as suspect bird flu, "he said.

Certainty of patients tested positive for bird flu or Avian Influenza H5N1 is still waiting for a new laboratory test results are sent Monday (6/2) and the Research and Development in Jakarta.

SA will be buried to a TPU Ciburuy, day ini.Keluarga absolutely not allowed to see or approach the corpse SA. While the patient is bathed by a special officer.

The man who works as a newspaper deliveryman had a wife and two children.
Primal added, the team of doctors headed by Emmy Herniyati Flamboyan Pranggono have coordinated with the Health Office (DHO) and the West Java city of Bandung (West Java) to check the location of the patient's home.

Head of Development and Environmental Health Office of Disease Prevention Dr. Fita Rosemary Jabar said the suspect cases of SA became the first in 2012. "This year was the first (for cases of suspected bird flu)," said Fita.

While in the past year, positive cases of avian influenza in humans occur as many as four cases, three of whom died suspect.

According Fita, preparedness against bird flu has been carried out since two weeks ago. It was, further Fita, since similar cases have occurred in Tangerang. "There are already two weeks ago, we've made ​​have made ​​a circular letter to the district health office / town for bird flu preparedness. In addition, dengue fever, cikungunya, and others, "he added.  huyogo Simbolon

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